Month: April 2010

April 27, 2010- An article from Inside Higher Ed entitled, "Tenure Rates and Faculty Mission" talks about the proposed changes to the tenure system at Brown University, and how they may seem like relatively minor adjustments on the surface, designed to help junior faculty members build a more complete portfolio for review. However, administrators have … Continue reading Tenure Rates and Faculty Mission

April 19, 2010- Today our economy has already begun to climb out of a recession that costs many people their jobs and forced others back to school. With admissions into colleges only increases, what was once an emerging idea could now be a reality. Introducing a three-year bachelor's degree as a way to reduce college … Continue reading Express Lane to a B.A.

April 12, 2010- As the economy struggles to regain much of its strength after this past years recession, an article from Inside Higher Ed called, "The Worst Salary Year" explores a survey collected by the American Association of University Professors that found the average salary of a full-time faculty member in 2009-2010 is only 1.2 … Continue reading The Worst Salary Year

April 7, 2010. An article from Inside Higher Ed entitled, "For-Profit College Boom" takes a look inside the world of student enrollment in private nonprofit colleges versus for-profit colleges. As enrollments rise private sector institutes are growing. Other findings in this article include college's operating margins shrinking, and the number of students receiving aid continues … Continue reading For-Profit College Boom